Description
| Product ID: | 9780142002100 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Title: | American Colonies |
| Subtitle: | The Settlement of North America to 1800 |
| Authors: | Author: Alan Taylor |
| Page Count: | 544 |
| Subjects: | History of the Americas, History of the Americas, Colonialism and imperialism, National liberation and independence, Colonialism & imperialism, National liberation & independence, post-colonialism, USA, c 500 CE to c 1000 CE, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Modern period, c 1500 onwards |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Describes the earliest years of human colonization of the American continent and environs with the Siberian migrations across the Bering Strait. This book conveys the story of competing interests - Spanish, French, English, Native, Russian - that over the centuries shaped both the continent and its 'suburbs' in the Caribbean and the Pacific. AMERICAN COLONIES starts with the earliest years of human colonization of the American continent and environs with the Siberian migrations across the Bering Strait 15,000 years ago. It ends in around 1800 when the rough outline of the contemporary North America could be perceived. |
| Imprint Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2003-07-31 |